Entries from March 2011

Georgia’s tax structure will go unchanged for at least another year. The controversial House Bill 385, which included sweeping changes recommended by the 2010 Special Council on Tax Reform and Fairness for Georgia, did not make it out of committee by “Crossover Day” in the General Assembly March 16. That was the final day a bill entered ...
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The only winner in Commerce tennis last week was Mother Nature, as the scheduled match at Tallulah Falls on March 15 was canceled due to rain. A makeup date has not been announced. Commerce was slated to travel to Towns County on Tuesday. Results were unavailable at press time. Next for Commerce is a trip to Gainesville to face Lakeview on ...

The East Jackson track and field teams played host to Commerce, Riverside, Gainesville and East Hall last Thursday and the boys won the event while the girls placed second. They will travel to Clayton Saturday for the Bo James Invitational. That’s followed by the girls’ county championships on Tuesday, March 29, at East Jackson and the ...
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The Commerce men’s golf team is riding a three-match win streak after wins over Banks County and Athens Christian. This will be another busy week, as they play three matches. The boys were scheduled to open Tuesday at Double Oaks against Riverside Military Academy. Results were unavailable at press time. Both teams will return to action today ...
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The Jackson County Board of Education is taking a second look at how it funds salary supplements for its administrators, along with a proposal to reduce the number of assistant principals in the school system. During the board’s annual retreat last week in Jefferson, elected officials heard from administrators about the proposals — which ...
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More than $1.2 million after the fact – and with almost no public involvement – the Barrow County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday night adopted a Stormwater Utility Ordinance that allows the county to charge a fee that it has began collecting since 2008. Stormwater Department director Shannon Navarre told the Barrow Journal on Tuesday ...
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Madison County’s soccer teams are preparing for a tough upcoming sub-region match this week. Friday, March 25, Madison County’s soccer teams take on Apalachee on the road before the squads get a week off for spring break. Girls start at 5:30 p.m. with the boys to follow. While the Apalachee game is foremost in the Red Raiders’ and the ...
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It was a one game week for the Banks County boys soccer team last week. The Leopards took on cross-region rival Jefferson last Tuesday, and the boys controlled the tempo for the win, 1-0 over Jefferson. “We finally controlled the tempo of a game,” said coach Mike Boomer. Jefferson was 3-2 coming into the match and were just off a win over ...
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The appearance around the historic courthouse in Jefferson will change soon following action of the Jackson County Board of Commissioners Monday night. The BOC approved a request from the citizens committee overseeing the renovation of the historic courthouse to remove five elm trees and two maple trees from the grounds. At an earlier BOC ...
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